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Ancient Journeys: What was Travel Like for the Romans?
... Featured image: An ancient Roman road at Leptis Magna, Libya.( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) By: Victor Labate References Romae ...
victor labate - 17/01/2016 - 04:12
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The ancient city of Lacedaemon – is it the legendary Atlantis? Part Two
... (LACEDAEMON vol.II,462-3). Plato added ‘Asia’ and ‘Libya’. The miraculous island Atlantis with the huge temple ...
spyropoulos - 06/06/2014 - 04:15
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The Discovery that Revealed Ancient Humans Navigated the Seas 130,000 Years Ago
... Africa across the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain, or from Libya to Crete – a stretch of approximately 200 miles (320 ...
johnblack - 25/10/2019 - 12:14
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Ancient Methods of Contraception – Even Tutankhamun Wore Protection
... was found on the shores of Cyrenaica (which is modern day Libya). It has been speculated that as a result of ...
dhwty - 28/11/2017 - 23:04
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Mystery of the Sphinx: An Ancient Message of Ethnic Diversity in Dynastic Egypt
In 1995, NBC televised a prime-time documentary hosted by actor Charlton Heston and directed by Bill Cote, called Mystery of the Sphinx. The program centered on the research and writings of John Anthony West, a (non-academic) Egyptologist, who, along with Dr. Robert Schoch, a professor of Geology at Boston University, made an astounding discovery on the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt.
Cliff Dunning - 15/10/2017 - 18:43
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King Solomon’s Mines Discovered: Kings and Pharaohs - Part I
... is said to have been ruled by Meshwesh immigrants from Libya. And yet these immigrant Meshwesh were remarkably ...
ralph ellis - 10/03/2016 - 00:49
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Are the Tărtăria Tablets Actually Written in Hungarian?
... settled by the Garamante - who originally lived in Fezzan, Libya. The Hungarian people speak the Magyar language. Many ...
Clyde Winters - 14/04/2017 - 14:01
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Memnon’s Musical Statues: The Long-Standing Guardians of Amenhotep III’s Temple That Found a Voice
The most important statues in Egypt, after the Giza Sphinx, are the two Colossi of Memnon in Western Luxor. The two gigantic statues, about 3500 years old, are also known as the musical statues.
Ahmed Osman - 25/07/2017 - 19:00
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Have Humans Always Gone to War?
... Featured image: Rock paintings in Tadrart Acacus region of Libya dated from 12,000 BC to 100 AD. Source: CC BY SA 2.5 ...
ancient-origins - 05/05/2016 - 00:53
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The Hunt for Herihor: Waning Pharaonic Power and Advent of Priest-kings–Part I
Early in the Twenty-First Dynasty, a High Priest of Amun-Re, Herihor, declared himself ruler. The custodians of the cult of the state god finally got what they had always yearned for—overtly and covertly —absolute power. Weakened by political and religious machinations, famine, anarchy and greed; hard-won Egyptian glory began to wane slowly, but with inexorable certainty.
anand balaji - 06/09/2017 - 15:23
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8 Bizarre Folklore Creatures That Will Keep You Up at Night
... remote areas in the world, but were originally found in Libya. Alexander encounters the Blemmyes, circa 1444. This ...
Lex Leigh - 08/01/2023 - 13:57
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The Mystery of the Guanches and the Pyramids of Tenerife
... descended from the Berbers of North Africa, possibly from Libya. However, legends say that the Guanches had originally ...
Steve Andrews - 14/06/2015 - 13:05
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Breaking: 2000 Mummified Rams Heads Found at Temple in Egypt!
... which expanded the Egyptian empire into Nubia and Libya. Sixth Dynasty palatial structure found at the Temple ...
Joanna Gillan - 26/03/2023 - 11:12
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Egyptian Tomb Dating To 4,400 Years Ago Has Hidden Shafts Which Might Hold The Treasures Of The 'Divine Inspector’
The 4,400-year-old tomb is the next in a string of rare discoveries at the Saqqara pyramid complex in Egypt. A BBC article quotes Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, describing the find as “one of a kind in the last decades.”
ashley cowie - 17/12/2018 - 18:53
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Newly discovered fortress on Way of Horus in Egypt stood sentinel against its enemies
Ancient Egypt was one of the most powerful civilizations of the ancient world, but it was under attack by other peoples at various times throughout its history. Consequently, it had a powerful military and many fortifications. The largest fortress of the New Kingdom has been unearthed recently near the Suez Canal on the Horus Military Route, an ancient series of defensive forts and walls.
Mark Miller - 15/01/2015 - 22:19
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The Majestic Medinet Habu and the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III
Usermaatre Meryamun Ramesses III was one of the last great Ancient Egyptian pharaohs of the New Kingdom period. The second ruler of the Twentieth Dynasty, Ramesses III was a notable warrior pharaoh, who had to defend his realm against numerous new invaders. His was a rule of struggle, and Ancient Egypt slowly declined in power, pressured from all sides. But even so, this powerful pharaoh earned himself a dignified burial.
Aleksa Vučković - 17/02/2023 - 18:00
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Were Peculiar Holes Drilled in Rocks Used to Construct Shelters by Ancient Sudanese?
Archaeologists working at the site of Sphinx, in central Sudan, have examined closely some peculiar man-made holes in rocks located on the west bank of the River Nile. They now speculate that the holes could be the remains of an ancient, no longer existing type of architecture which was created thousands of years ago and served as a shelter for hunters.
Theodoros Karasavvas - 13/06/2017 - 23:01
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At Monte Testaccio, An Entire Mountain is Made Up of Roman Trash
... the amphorae on Monte Testaccio are mainly from Spain, Libya, and Tunisia. Salt: Treasure of the Ancient World and ...
dhwty - 05/04/2018 - 22:59
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Did Mankind First Exit Africa 100,000 Years Ago?
Recent archaeological evidence indicates that between 130,000 to 100,000 years ago there was an exit of anatomically modern humans out of Africa into the Americas and Eastern Eurasia. This view is supported by the discovery of African artifacts in the Middle East, Brazil, and Crete, and 80,000-100,000-year-old human teeth in China. The findings suggest that humans left Africa much earlier than originally believed.
Clyde Winters - 29/05/2017 - 13:56
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Gold Coin Hoard in Israel Tells the Violent Story of Muslim Conquest
... AD, with the entire southern Mediterranean coast (today Libya and Tunisia) falling under Muslim control thereafter. ...
ashley cowie - 04/10/2022 - 14:50